Dispensing-receptacle.



R. B. COGAN.

DISPENSING RECEPTACLE. v APPLICATION FlLED MAY14,1915.

1 1 89 847. Patented July 4, 1916.

FEGA 5 /4 5 WITNESSES (jg/ 4 W 56 g 75 INVENTOR UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT B. COGAN, OF SWISSVALE, PENNSYLVANIA.

DISPENSING-RECEPTAGLE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT B. CoeAN, a

resident of Swissvale, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Dispensing-Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to receptacles for holding and carrying gasolene, illuminating oils or other volatile, combustible liquids.

The object of the invention is to provide a safe can or receptacle of this kind, which is constructed and arranged to prevent escape of fumes or gases or accidental ignition of the liquid, and one which can be readily manipulated in pouring the liquid into or from the can, which prevents loss of liquid, and which also is automatically self-closing.

The invention comprises the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

. showing the cover open with the apron ex- In the drawings, whichrepresent one embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation on the line 11, Fig. 4, through the upper portion of the receptacle, and showing the same closed; Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the receptacle in position for pouring the liquid therefrom and with the cover open; Fig. 3 is a similar view, showing the receptacle in position. for filling from a tank; Fig. 4 is a plan view with the cover closed; and Fig. 5'is a sectional elevation on the line 5'5, Fig. 3,

posed.

The can or receptacle shown in the drawings is designed particularly for holding and carrying gasolene, illuminating oils or other combustible, volatile liquids, such as from a tank wagon into a store or to any other delivery point. For safety in handling such liquids and to prevent the escape of volatile fumes or gases from the can in use thereof, and possible accidental ignition of such fumes or gases or the contents of the can, it is preferably so arranged as to normally close automatically and tightly seal the discharge opening. At the same time the cover may be readily manipulated to open the can either for filling the same at the tank or for pouring out the liquid at the delivery point, without the necessity of setting the can down or lifting 01f the cover and laying it to one side. Consequently the receptacle is safe regardless of neglect or lack of attention by the driver.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 4, 1916.

Application filed May 14, 1915. Serial No. 28,168.

In the form shown in the drawings the receptacle has a body portion 1 which may be of any suitable shape and is shown as of the usual cylindrical form with a reduced neck 3 communicating with an inverted conical pouring or delivery spout 4 whose upper edge is preferably cut off on an incline. The can is also provided with the usual lifting andcarrying bail 5, which is a sheet metal bar or strap hinged or pivoted at 6 to the body of the can. 7

Theopening at the mouth of the delivery spout is closed by a cover, one portion of which, marked 7,-is rigidly or immovably connected to the receptacle, as by being riveted or soldered thereto. This portion covers the rear part of the opening and forms a support for the movable part of the cover indicated at 8, the two cover members being connected by a suitable spring hinge 9 whose tension always tends to move the cover member 8 to the closed position shown in Fig. 1. The detailed construction of this spring hinge is immaterial and it need not be further described. Said hinge, however, ispreferably so located that its axis lies behind the forward straight edge of the stationary cover member 7, and the edge of the cover member 8 also extends beneath the axis of said hinge, so that in closed position of the cover, as shown in Fig. 1, the edges of the two members 7 and 8 overlap each other as shown at 10, consequently forming a very tight connection or seal at this point and preventing the escape of volatile gases or fumes through the hinge joint when the cover is closed. To further seal the discharge opening the edges of the movable cover member 8 are provided with a depending rim or flange 11 which extends below the edge of the inverted conical spout when the cover is closed. The cover is also reinforced in any suitable manner, such as by the longitudinal and transverse members ment of the bail Consequently, in filling the can with liquid it may be suspended from a spout or faucet 15 on the tank wagon, as shown in Fig. 2, with the cover 8 lying behind the bail, in which position the weight of the can and its contents prevent the cover from closing. The receptacle can therefore be filled without any further attention on the part of the operator than merely placing it in position on the spout or faucet. \Vhen the receptacle is filled the bail is moved forward to allow the cover to close and the liquid may then be carried safely to any suitable point for delivery.

Preferably, the receptacle is so arranged as to prevent the liquid from splashing out or escaping through the hinge oint between the two movable parts of the cover. This is accomplished in the receptacle shown by an apron 16, which is a sheet metal member riveted or soldered to the inner surface of the movable cover member, and which, in open position of the cover, depends below and lies in front of the open hinge joint. When the cover is closed the depending portion of said apron folds up underneath the stationary part 7 of the cover, as shown in Fig. 1.

In pouring the liquid from the receptacle it is lifted by the bail, say with the right hand, the little finger of which is looped through the hook-shaped finger hold 14. By lifting the lower rear edge of the receptacle with the left hand it is tilted for pouring liquid and simultaneously the cover is opened, as in Fig. 3. In this way any amount of liquid may be poured out of the receptacle as readily and as conveniently as with a receptacle whose top is entirely open. IVhen the proper quantity of liquid is poured out the receptacle is tilted back to normal position and the cover automatically closes so that the liquid or any remaining gases or fumes cannot be ignited, due to inattention or neglect on the part of the driver.

This receptacle is very simple and can be manipulated readily for filling liquid thereinto or pouring it therefrom and protects the contents at all times from accidental ignition. Consequently, it increases materially the safety of handling volatile coinbustible liquids of this character.

What I claim is 1. A receptacle for use in carrying volatile, combustible liquids, comprising a body portion having a neck and pouring spout, a bail pivoted upon said body portion, a cover hinged upon said pouring spout, a lifting member on said cover in position to be grasped by the same hand which supports the receptacle at the bail, and spring means on said pouring spout tending to close said cover.

2. A receptacle for use in carrying vola- ROBERT B. COGAN.

l/Vitnesses ELBERT L. HYDE, QAJENN H. LERESCHE.

topics of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G." 

